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#7D5DFE Color

#7D5DFE is rgb(125, 93, 254) in RGB, hsl(252, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 63%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D5DFE
HEX#7D5DFE
RGBrgb(125, 93, 254)
HSLhsl(252, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.227 286.5)
LABlab(50.00% 43.99 -77.44)
LCHlch(50.00% 89.06 299.60)

What #7D5DFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7D5DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 9.37Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.61Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.37Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.99Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 18.37Iris#5A4FCFΔE 18.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7D5DFE Channel Values

How #7D5DFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 125 · G 93 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.31:1 vs white · 4.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D5DFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D5DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D5DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D5DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D5DFE
Complementary
#DEFE5D
Analogous
#5D8DFE
Analogous
#CE5DFE
Triadic
#FE7D5D
Triadic
#5DFE7D
Split comp.
#FECE5D
Split comp.
#8DFE5D

Tints & Shades of #7D5DFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8D71FE
#A28AFE
#B29FFF
#C2B3FF
#D2C7FF
#E7E1FF

Shades

#582FFE
#3401FE
#2A01D0
#20019D
#170170
#0D0042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D5DFE.

How #7D5DFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7D5DFE
Protanopia#6363FE
Protanomaly#6F61FE
Deuteranopia#6969FE
Deuteranomaly#7164FE
Tritanopia#568181
Tritanomaly#6874C0
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D5DFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7d5dfe: #7D5DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D5DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d5dfe': '#7D5DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.365, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_7d5dfe">#7D5DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D5DFE"

More Blue Colors

#7D5DFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D5DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D5DFE?

#7D5DFE is a light blue — rgb(125, 93, 254) in RGB and hsl(252, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.37.

What is the RGB value of #7D5DFE?

#7D5DFE is rgb(125, 93, 254) — red 125, green 93, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D5DFE?

#7D5DFE converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D5DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D5DFE scores 4.31:1 against white and 4.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D5DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D5DFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.99, which is visibly different.

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